foul trouble
noun
sports
: the state of having committed several fouls : the state of being close to fouling out
a basketball player in foul trouble
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Edwards got into early foul trouble and finished with five fouls.
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Tom Carothers, Twin Cities, 23 Jan. 2026
Simmons had a heroic night with eight points and eight rebounds, playing much of it as an undersized 5-man with Magoon Gwath injured and the other bigs in foul trouble.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Jan. 2026
Edwards got into early foul trouble and finished with five fouls.
—CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
In case the other center, in Tuesday’s case Bam Adebayo, is injured or in foul trouble.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 21 Jan. 2026
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Tom Carothers, Twin Cities, 23 Jan. 2026
Simmons had a heroic night with eight points and eight rebounds, playing much of it as an undersized 5-man with Magoon Gwath injured and the other bigs in foul trouble.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Jan. 2026
Edwards got into early foul trouble and finished with five fouls.
—CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
In case the other center, in Tuesday’s case Bam Adebayo, is injured or in foul trouble.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 21 Jan. 2026
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“Foul trouble.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foul%20trouble. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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